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H2 MYE Revision Package Differentiation Solutions

1) The document provides solutions to differentiation questions from various Junior College Mid-Year Examinations. 2) It includes questions on finding derivatives using basic differentiation rules as well as questions involving related rates and optimization of area. 3) The solutions demonstrate taking derivatives, setting up and solving related rates problems, and finding maxima or minima using the second derivative test.

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H2 MYE Revision Package Differentiation Solutions

1) The document provides solutions to differentiation questions from various Junior College Mid-Year Examinations. 2) It includes questions on finding derivatives using basic differentiation rules as well as questions involving related rates and optimization of area. 3) The solutions demonstrate taking derivatives, setting up and solving related rates problems, and finding maxima or minima using the second derivative test.

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JC2 H2 MYE Revision Package: Differentiation TMJC 2019

JC2 MYE Revision Package


H2 Mathematics (9758)
Differentiation Solutions

Qn 1 2007/SRJC/I/5
(a)
 32x  1 2
3 1
(i) y
2x  1
dy 3 3 3
  2x 1 2 2 =  3
dx 2 (2 x  1) 2
 x2  x  1 
 
(a)
y  ln   ln x 2  x  1  ln 1  cos x 
(ii)  1  cos x 
 
dy 2x  1 sin x
 2 
dx x  x  1 1  cos x
(b) ye y  (x 5y)3
dy y dy  dy 
 e  yey  3(x  5y)2 1 5 
dx dx  dx 
 1  y  e y  15( x  5 y ) 2  dy  3( x  5 y ) 2
  dx
dy 3( x  5 y ) 2
 
dx (1  y )e y  15( x  5 y )2

Qn 2 2009/HCI/I/3
(i) Concave downwards  f ''( x)  0 so the gradient of f '( x) <0
Strictly increasing  f '( x) >0
x  1 (ans)
(ii) Stationary points: f '( x) =0  x  3, 0
x (3) 3 (3)+
Point of inflexion
f '( x) -ve 0 -ve
at x = 3

x 0 0 0+ Minimum point at
f '( x) -ve 0 +ve x = 0.

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(iii) y

1 x =1
x
3 1.5

Qn 3 2008/JJC/I/12
(a) dx dy
 2 cos  ,   3 sin 
d d
dy  3 sin  3
  tan 
dx 2 cos  2

 11 dy   1
When   , x2 , y  ,
6 2 dx 2
11 1
Equation of tangent : y       x  2
 
2 2
1 13
y   x
2 2
 11
Equation of normal : y     2 x  2
2
y
3
y  2x 
2

Area of triangle
1  13 3 
=     2
2 2 2 x
=5
(b) xy  1  2sin    4  3 cos  
= 4  3 cos  8sin   3 sin 2
d  xy 
   3sin   8cos  2 3 cos 2
d
d  xy  d  xy  d dx
  
dt d dx dt
9 3 1 1
  
2 3 10
9

20

or

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d  xy  d  xy  dx
 
dt dx dt
 dy  dx
  x  y
 dx  dt
  1  11  1
  2    
  2  2  10
9

20

Qn 4 2008/RI/I/11(a)
ln x
2 y  x  y  
ln 2
dy 1

dx x ln 2
dy 1
When x  a,  [shown]
dx a ln 2
ln a
y
ln 2   1
xa a ln 2
1 1 ln a
y x 
a ln 2 ln 2 ln 2
1 ln a
  0 a  e
ln2 ln2
1
Equation of tangent passing through origin is y   x
e ln 2

1
From the graph, range of m is  m0 .
e ln 2

Qn 5 2010/NYJC/I/8
(i)

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(ii) x  2t , y  3et
2

2
dy dy dt 6tet
    3tet
2

dx dt dx 2

At point P, by observation, t  1.

Equation of tangent at point P:

y  y1  m  x  x1 
y  3e  3e( x  2)
 y  3e( x  1) (shown)
(iii) Coordinates of point R: (0, -3e)
Equation of normal at point P:
1
y  y1    x  x1 
m
1
y  3e   ( x  2)
3e
1  2 
 y   x    3e 
3e  3e 
Let y = 0: x  2  9e2
Coordinates of point Q: ( 2  9e2 , 0)

PR   2  (6e) 2  4  36e 2  2 1  9e 2
2

 2  9e  2   (0  3e) 2
2
PQ  2

 81e4  9e 2
 3e 1  9e2

Area of PQR
1
    PR  PQ 
2
1

   2 1  9e2
2
3e 1  9e 
2

 3e 1  9e 2  (shown)

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(iv) For the line y  mx 3e to intersect the curve at 2 distinct points, the absolute
value of m must be greater than the tangent to the curve at point P :
 m  3e

Qn 6 2012/YJC/I/5
(i) 40  2 y  3x
3
y  20  x
2
1 2
Area, A  xy  x sin(60 )
2
1  3
= xy  x 2  
2  2 
 3  1  3
 x  20  x   x 2  
 2  2  2 
3 3 2
 20 x  x 2  x
2 4
 3 3 2
 20 x     x (Shown)
 4 2
(ii) dA  3 3
 20  2    x
dx  4 2
 3 3
20  2    x  0
 4 2
x  9.37218
d2 A  3 3
2
 2     0
dx  4 2
 A has a maximum value when x  9.37218 .
 3 3
Max A  20  9.37218       9.37218 
2

 4 2
 93.7218
 93.72 (to 2 d.p)

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Qn 7 2012/SAJC/I/8
(a)

A  x a2  x2
A2  x 2 ( a 2  x 2 )  a 2 x 2  x 4
dA
2A  2a 2 x  4 x 3
dx
dA
A  a 2 x  2 x3
dx
2
d 2 A  dA 
A 2     a2  6x2
dx  dx 
dA
0
For max A, dx

x(a 2  2 x 2 )  0
a2
Since x  0, x  2

2
a
x ( x  0)
2
a dA
When x  ,  0,
2 dx

d2 A  a2 
A 2  a  6    2a 2  0
2

dx  2
d2 A
Hence 0
dx 2
a
x  gives a max A
2
Perimeter of OPQR = 2x + 2 a  x
2 2

a
When x  ,
2
Perimeter of OPQR

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 a  a2
 2   2 a 2

 2 2
 2a  2a  2 2a
 a 
 4   4 x  4OP
 2
(b)

Let PD = x cm and CPD   rads at any time t.


dx
Given:  2 cms 1 ,
dt
d
To find when x = 6 3 cm
dt
6
tan  
x
x  6 cot 
dx
 6 cos ec 2
d
dx d x d 
 
dt d  d t
d 2 1
   sin 2 
dt 6 cos ec  2
3
1 
When x  6 3, tan    
3 6
d 1  1
   sin 2   rad/s =  0.0833 rad/s (3 s.f.)
dt 3 6 12

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Qn 8 2008/RI/I/11(b)
(i)

1 6
tan ABD  and tan ABC 
x x
6 1
  ABC  ABD  tan 1    tan 1   [shown]
 x  x
(ii) d 1  6  1  1 
 2  2 
 2  2 
dx 6  x  1  x 
1   1  
 x  x
6 1
 2  2
x  36 x  1
d 6 1
For stationary value, 0 2  2 0
dx x  36 x 1
 6( x  1)  x  36  0
2 2

 5x2  30
 x  6 or  6 (NA)

 6  6
x  
6

d
dx
The required distance is 6 m.
(iii)

From the graph we obtain minimum value when x = 15.


The required angle is 18 .

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Qn 9 2012/AJC/I/6
(i)
By pythagoras’ theorem: l  4  r and R 2  r 2  (2  R)2  r 2  4 R  4
2

A = πrl  A = π 4R  4 4R

 A  4π R 2  R
(ii) dA dA dR dV
  
dt dR dV dt 4 dV
dA 2(2 R  1) 1 V   R3   4 R 2
  8 3 dR
R 2  R 4R
2
dt
dA 2(4  1) 1 3 3 2
  8  
dt 4  2 4(4) 2 2

Qn 10 2012/RI/I/10
(a) 1 360
V   r 2 h  120  h  2
3 r
From diagram, r  h  l
2 2 2

S   rl
S 2   2 r 2l 2
  2 r 2 (r 2  h 2 )
 3602 
  2r 2  r 2  2 4 
  r 
129600
  2r 4 
r2

dS 259200
Differentiate w.r.t. r , we get 2S  4 2 r 3 
dr r3
dS
For stationary values of S , set 0
dr
259200 64800
4 2 r 3   r6 
r 3
2
6
64800 360
 r  4.33 (3 s.f.) and h   6.11 (3 s.f.)
3
  r2

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(b) dy 3cos t

(i) dx 5sin t
Equation of l
5sin t
y  3sin t  ( x  5cos t )
3cos t
5 25
y  x tan t  sin t  3sin t
3 3
5 16
or y  x tan t  sin t
3 3
(b) 16
(ii) At A, y  0. x  cos t
5
16
At B, x  0. y   sin t y
3
8 8 
Mid-point of AB, M has coordinates  cos t ,  sin t 
5 3 
8 8
Let x  cos t and y   sin t
5 3 x
2 2
x y
Then 2
 2
1
8 8
   
 5  3
 25 x 2  9 y 2  64

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